WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev defeated former WBA super middleweight champion Callum ‘Mundo’ Smith in the seventh round on Saturday night at the Center Videotron in the Quebec City, Canada.
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In the co-main event, WBO bantamweight world champion Jason ‘Mayhem’ Moloney won a majority decision over Saúl ‘La Bestia’ Sánchez in twelve action-packed rounds.
In the Main Event, two-time Olympic, WBC, WBO and IBF champion Russian Artur Beterbiev, 20-0 (20), #175, of Montreal, Quebec, CAN, stopped the WBC No. 1 ranked and former super middleweight champion Callum. ‘Mundo’ Smith, 29-2 (21) #174.6, from Liverpool, United Kingdom, at 2:00 of the seventh round of the 12 scheduled rounds.
In the first round, Beterbiev came out firing for a full minute. Smith came back well in the second minute with a right hand and off the ropes. In the last minute Beterbiev took control again. In the second round, Smith came out using the longest jab of his. Midway through the round, Beterbiev landed a solid right hand to Smith’s body. In the final minute, Smith landed a double left hook to Beterbiev’s chin to take the round.
In the third round, near the end of the first minute, Beterbiev landed a solid jab that took Smith’s head down. In the final thirty seconds, Beterbiev drew blood from Smith’s nose with a right hook to the chin and partly to the throat, and swelling began under his right eye. In the fourth round, after a minute, Beterbiev opened with Smith in trouble and referee Michael Griffin looked at him closely. In the final thirty seconds, Smith held his own well enough to make it to the bell.
In the fifth round, until the halfway point, Smith kept his own punch from Beterbiev. In the final minute, Smith became the aggressor for half a minute until Beterbiev’s jab went to work drawing blood from Smith’s nose. In the sixth round, Beterbiev lands several rights to Smith’s chin.
Halfway through the round, Smith lands a left hook to Beterbiev’s body. By the end of the round, Smith had swelling around both eyes and lost all six rounds.
In the seventh round, after one minute, Beterbiev landed several punches knocking Smith down for the first time in his career for a count of 8 from referee Griffin. Seconds later, Beterbiev dropped Smith again with a combination to the chin. Smith’s trainer, Buddy McGirt, came to the ring to stop the fight.
In the Main Event WBO bantamweight co-champion, Jason ‘Mayhem’ Moloney, 27-2 (19), #117.5, of Melbourne, AUST, won by majority decision over Saúl ‘La Bestia’ Sánchez, 20-3 ( 12), #117.8, from Pacoima, CA, for 12 rounds of action.
In the first two rounds, Sanchez continued to advance matching Moloney’s jab for jab, but Moloney used an effective left hook to the body throughout the rounds. In the third round, an accidental clash of heads opened a cut on Moloney’s right eye. In the fourth round, Moloney had Sanchez backing up for the entire round even though blood was flowing from his right eyebrow.
In the fifth round, Moloney dominated until the last twenty seconds, when Sánchez landed a hard right hand to the chin. In the sixth round, Moloney had Sanchez on the ropes for the most part. In the seventh round Moloney comes out with a combination of three blows to Sánchez’s chin.
Sánchez returned to dominate the last minute, beating Moloney. In the eighth round, Moloney worked the body, but Sanchez matched him blow for blow in a close round. In the ninth round they both had their moments and Moloney retired. In the tenth round Sanchez had the better of it for two minutes before Moloney took over for the final minute.
In the eleventh round the crowd applauded the last minute of non-stop action of a close fight. In the twelfth and final round, Moloney being the champion showed why until the last half minute with the fans applauding and Sanchez making a good comeback. Referee Mark Nelson.
The scores were 114-114 and 116-112 twice. 115-113 KH.
2016 Olympian, WBC Americas Continental Champion and WBA International Super Middleweight Champion and WBO No. 5 Ranked Christian ‘Solide’ Mbilli, 26-0 (22), #167.3 of Yaounde, Cameroon, Pomic, FR and Montreal, CAN, stopped play by Rohan ‘No Mercy’ Murdock, 27-3 (19), #167.6, of Nerang, Queensland, AUST, after six rounds of the scheduled 10.
In the first round, Mbilli the aggressor overpowered Murdock, whose jab with a minute left took down Mbilli’s head. In the second round, Mibilli had Murdock on the ropes for the entire round with an effective right hook until the last thirty seconds. In the third round, Murdock began throwing right hands to the chin in the final minute after being outmatched in the first two minutes of a fight.
In the last minute of the fourth round, a right hand from Mbilli to the chin knocked out the mouthguard of the brave Murdock, whose right eye has a shine.
Mbilli’s earlier body work took the best of the action. In the final minute of the fifth round, Mbilli had Murdock against the ropes rocking him with rights to the chin, somehow staying on his feet.
In the sixth round, with his corner threatening to stop him, Murdock came out firing with all the guts in the world, but Mbilli outmaneuvered him. At the end of the turn, Murdock’s corner called a stop. Referee Steve St. Jermain.
Olympic silver medalist Imam Khataev, 6-0 (6), #174.6, of Urus-Martan, RUS, and Sydney, AUST, stopped late substitute Michal Ludwiczak, 17-12-1 (9), #178.6 of Leszno , POL, at 2:17 of the second round of the 10 scheduled rounds for the vacant NABF Light Heavy title.
In the first round, Khataev was looking for the early knockout against late substitute Ludwiczak, who had a bloody nose. In the second round, Khataev dropped Ludwiczak with a left to the chin for an 8 count. Later in the round, Khataev landed a flurry of unanswered punches before referee Alain Villeneuve wisely called a stop.
Mexican welterweight champion Chrisopher ‘Machine Gun’ Guerrero, 10-0(5), #149.5, of Montreal, Quebec, CAN defeated Sergio ‘Czech’ García, 7-4(4), #149.6, of Tecolotian, Jalisco, MEX. 8+ solid rounds.
In the first three rounds, for the most part, Guerrero dodges punches well and counterattacks. In a close round Guerrero had an advantage. In the fourth round Guerrero used an effective jab. In the final seconds, García landed a left hook to the chin, knocking Guerrero’s head down.
In the fifth round they both had their moments with Guerrero’s faster hands beating García. In the sixth round it was big for Guerrero, who went to García’s body and did something to show off.
In the seventh round everything was back and forth with Guerrero’s bodywork having the advantage. In the eighth and final round, in the last minute, the fans screamed with joy because the boxers let everything pass and both got tired at the end.
Referee Albert Padulo, Jr. The scores were 79-73, 78-74 twice.
Light Heavyweight Mehmet Unal, 8-0 (7), #177.8, of Montreal, Quebec, CAN, Dragan Lepei, 22-7-2 (10), #177.8, of Lastra a Signa, Tuscany, IT, at 0:57 the first round of the 8 scheduled rounds.
In the first round Unal went on the attack. Fifty seconds into the round, a solid right hand from Unal high on the temple and Lepei went down for a count of 8 from referee Martin Forest. When he got up he fell on the referee who called the stoppage.
In a Super Featherweight rematch Leila Beaudoin, 11-1 (1), #129.9, of Levis, Quebec, CAN, reversed the loss against Elizabeth ‘LaBonita’ Chávez Espinosa, 4-6-3 (1), #128.6, of Torreón , Coahuila to Zaragoza, MEX, in rounds of 8×2.
In the first four rounds, Espinosa pursued Beaudoin, who countered her enough to reverse her only loss. In the sixth and seventh rounds, Espinosa began landing his rights to the chin with ease and took both rounds.
In the eighth and final round, Beaudoin finally stopped running and went toe-to-toe with Espinosa in a close round. Referee Martin Forest. The scores were 78-74 twice and 77-75.
Middleweight southpaw Moreno ‘The Soldier’ Fendero, 3-0 (2), #162.8, of Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, FR, stopped Victor ‘Corbef’ Hugo Flores, 7-3 (3) , #162.3, from Pacuca, Hidalgo, MEX, at 2:16 of the first round of a 4-round program.
In the first round, after a minute, there could have been a clash of heads when a left hand to the chin from Fendero and Flores fell for a count of 8 complaining to referee Alain Villeneuve. With one minute left in the round a right hook to Fendero’s chin and Flores fell for the second time and another 8 count.
As he stood up to count, he knelt, causing the referee to stop the game.
Super Middle Wilkens Mathieu, 6-0 (3), #168.8, of Montreal, Quebec, CAN, defeated José ‘LaFiera’ Arias Álvarez, 3-2 (1), #167.7, of Guadalaujra, MEX, in 4 rounds.
In the final minute of the second round, Mathieu pushed Alvarez to the canvas and referee Albert Padulo, Jr. “wasted it” and knocked him down for a count of 8. Mathieu is one day away from turning 19 and Alvarez is 39.
In the third round, Alvarez defended himself well, but Mathieu was chasing him and had too much firepower for him. In the fourth and final round, Wilkens looked for the stoppage and Álvarez was in survival mode.
The scores were 40-36 and 40-35 twice.
